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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-08-02
A Tennessee Lawyer Murdered.

Nashville, Tenn, July pa foul
murder occurred at Lebanon, Tenn, this
morning. Lieut.. III. I. Lane, lawyer
and one of the most prominent citizens,
was shot and instantly killed by y. 3.
Lester. Lanes Office was on East Main
street, about a block from the public
square. He had risen this morning and,
as was his custom, was sitting outside
his office door, when Lester came out,
three doors above, with a shotgun. He
sdvanced to within about six steps of
where Lane was sitting and shot him, the
charge taking effect in Lanes left side.
When he received the charge, Lane fell
from his chair and said:
"Don't shoot again"
Lester stepped up close to Lane, saying ::
"D-n you, I'll kill you," emptied the
second barrel of the gun, aiming directly
at his victims left side, killing him in
stantly. The shooting was witnessed by
several gentlemen.
The Coroner's jury held an inquest, the
verdict being murder In the first degree.
Lester was committed to Jail and brought
to Nashville for safe keeping. Lester
married Mrs. Gibson, Gibson was q
knight Of Pythias, and had $1,000 in
surance in that order. The money was
secured to Gibson's children and Lester
could not get hold of it. Lieut.. Lane was
the agent who had the handling of the
money. Lester was very jealous of Lane
and his wife, and had threatened to kill
her several times on that account, Lester
was former resident of Nashville.
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A REMARKABLE IDIOT.
Kept Fastened With Strap and
Manacle For Half a
Lifetime.

Providence, r. l., July 2S.-One of the
most remarkable instances of idiocy, OIL
lunacy, to be witnessed in any art Of the
world may be seen in an old farmhouse
in the town of Smithfeld, about seven
miles from this city. AlmOn Smith, nearly
forty years of age, is fastened with strap
and manacle in a small room, and usually
naked, and has been kept in this situation
for many years. This may seem incredi-
bic, but ii is nevertheless fact, and, what
may seem equally incredible, is that moth
ing better can be done with the man. he
has been an idiot from birth, or at least
from infancy. He has no intelligence
whatever, not even that OF the lowest stsge
of the brute creation, and does not even
know his mother, who, from babyhood up,
has been his devoted attendant.
The man is welcomed, his head is of
the round type and the brain apparently
well developed. He does not talk, but
utters shrieks and cries at intervals, and
sometimes tears at his head with his
hands as if suffering pain. He is kept
fastened to a staple in the floor, and from
fear of bis doing violence to any one, TO
which he has never shown disposition,
but from apprehension that, in his utter
helplessness ne might hurt himself. His
cries can sometimes be heard for a quarter
of a mile, but as the house stands some
distance from the travelled highway the
public are not disturbed.
The State authorities investigated the
case some time ago and came to the con-
clusion that the man was better of where
he was than he would be in a lunatic
asyIum. In the summer time he is some
times taken out and fastened to tree for
fresh air. The case is especially singular
for the reason that the unfortunate mans
health is apparently excellent apart from
bis utter idiocy. He is the owner OF a
small property and is under the guardian
ship of a relative, the family being one of
the Oldest and most respectable in the
state.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-08-02
Wichita Murder.

Wichita, Kan, July 27.-Some time ago
wealthy widow of this city married
Joseph Dewitt, man who never amounted
to much and who had a number of daugh-
tiers by former wife living at Hot Springs,
Ark.
Sunday one of Dewitt's daughters,
named Mollie Bennett came to Wichita
and the second wife refused to let her
enter the house.
Yesterday evening about o'clock Mollie
went to the house in buggy, accom-
paoied by a young man, and getting out
of the vehicle went into the house, knife in
hand, and stabbed her stepmother about
twenty times, inficting fatal wounds, one
cut almost severing the windpipe, the res,
Of the stabs being 10 the breast and arms.
The murderess then got back into the
buggy and was driven away.
Officers are now out in search of her
but it is thought she has got off on train
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-08-02
Arrested for kissing.

Chicago, ILL.,, July 2S.-Justice Lyon
was to-day called upon to decide the
question whether kissing in parlor in
front of an unblinded window was disor.
derby conduct. The complaint was Mrs.
Oleson, keeper of fashionable boarding
house at 140O Michigan avenue, and she
had August E. Cans arrested for kissing
one of her beautiful lady dodgers named
Miss Hansen.
A large crowd of with, sses was In court
to testify against the defendants, and such
a mass of feathered bonnets and silk tiles
has seldom crowded the Armory. Every
body swore that ii WAS not an infreGuent
spectacle to behold Miss Hansen at her
room window submitting to kisses from
Mr.. Cans, and one witness went so far as to
say that the gentleman had been observed
plsyfully biting the lady's ear.
There has certainly been a subdued row
in progress for some time over the affair.
Mr.. Cans made a passionate appeal for
himself and the honor of the lady. The
young ladies living there thought the priso-
ner "acted very disorderly."
"Do you think il disorderly conduct to
be kissed by young man before q win
dow ?" asked the court of the tsllest wit
ness.
aOf course / do" she replied, with a
proud elevation of her shapely nose. At
this the rest Uttered and blushed profuse-
ly.
Justice Lyon meditated for a moment
and then he said: "Well, / think there is
more jealousy here than diserderly con-
duct. Phi discharge the prisoner"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-08-02
Missouri State Fair.

The annual meeting of the Missouri
State Fair Association will commence at
Sedalia. Monday, August 18th, and con-
tinue during the week. There has been a
change in the management which is now
in the hands of prominent farmers and
merchants. The citizens of Sedslis and
Pettis County are taking great interest in
the fair this season judging from the lib
eral private premiums shown in the prem
ium list which will aggregate fully ST. 800,
Regular premiums $4,000 in addition.
Trade procession Of 100 floats, Tuesday
evening, August Is. Fireworks same
evening in charge of Cincinnati firm.
For catalogue or further particulars ad-
dress,
JAS. MONTGOMERY, Secretary,
Sedalia, Mo.
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Killed Hls Father.

Augusta, KY, July 2S.-A most cruel
and bloodthirsty murder was committed al
an early hour yesterday morning al
Nesve's Cross Roads, village in the west.
ern portion of this county, near the Pendle-
ton line.
The killing was done by John Neaves
eldest son of Joseph Neaves, an aged citi-
zen, and it was the murderer's father who
fell victim to his fury. The trouble that
led to the deed grew out of will made by
the deceased, by which his SON John was
disinherited.
There had been repeated quarrels over
the matter between the father and the son,
who thought that he had not been well
treated. As result John Neaves had re-
peatedly asked his younger brother aad
other relatives to try to influence his faith
er to destroy this will and make a new
one, but in vain.
Thus there had grown to be bad blood
between father and son and they often
quarrelled. But matters never came to
elimination until this morning, when they
met and entered for the last time upon an
angry dispute over the question of the
viii.
Words led 10 words, and finally the soH,
blinded by anger, drew his gun and shot
his father down. The old mansfell, cover
ed with blood; and, realizing what he had
done, John then turned and fed.
At late hour last evening nothing had
been heard as to his whereabouts. The
town marshal ut Falmouth and officers al
other points have been telegraphed to be
on the lookout for the murderer and arrest
him
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EDITOR ANTHONY
Once More Feels the Sting OF
The Lash, But Don't
Complain.

Lesyenworth, Kan, July 2S.-D. K
Anthony, the notorious editor OF the Leav'
euwerth Times, was horsewhipped by Cap
tain w. III. Bond, councilman from the
Second ward, about noon to-day on Della
ware street, and though there were many
people around, no one interfered, while
shouts were heard: "Give it to him,
Billy; kill the"
For several months Anthony had been
very abusive in his paper toward Mr..
Bond and a number of other citizens, ap-
plying epithets to them of which com
mon blackguard would be ashamed. This
TRADE was kept up from day to day, ap-
parantly without any cause. Last Satur-
day he spoke of Mr.. Bond as follows :
SIN fact he is a double-distilled
scoundrel. He il vicious dog whom We
fed in early days; snake which We
warmed into life He is one of the in.
CRATES to be despised because he is coarse
brutal and cowardly. This paper simply
stated fact about him, hence the indorse-
ment of him by Neely's paper, We dom
banker after skunks."
The above, although no worse than
many other things said by Anthony OF Mr.
Bond, aroused his ire, and he determined
to use whip on Anthony on sight. An
thony goes but little on the street, and
though Bond kept close watch, he failed
to meet his man until to-day at noon.
Shortly after IL o'clock Anthony started
down the south side of Delaware street
where Bond was waiting for him. He had
Just passed Arthur Simmons store, wher
he was met by Bond who, without any
parIeying, began his work of chastisint
Anthony. The instrument used was an
ordinary rawhide, and the blows came
from it thick and heavy.
Anthony stood without even attempting
to make defense, simply folding his arm
across his face to ward of the blows. Righ
and left come the blows across his head
face, neck and body, and when Bond hat
almost tired of his task he revised his bat
terry and used the butt end of the hide.
Several words passed during the per
Torrance, Anthony denounciug Bond, and
adding that he would use his name in TIT
paper as often as he desired.
After ten minutes of hard work in
belaboring the man, police officer ap
peared and separated the combatants
and arrested Mr.. Bond, who gave verba
assurance for his appearance tomorrow
morning.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-08-02
A WOMAN BEATEN To DEATH
Found CD Her Bed With Her
Head Crushed In.

New York, July 2S.-Mrs. Emma John
SON, who boarded with Nathaniel Knapp
at No. 15 Ramapo avenue. Paterson, broke
her neck yesterdays was at first supposed
by falling out of bed. She drank quite
freely Sunday night. and yesterday morn
ing, when she arose and saw her son out OF
the house on his way 10 work, she also i'm
bibed copiously of flask of liquor. She
then returned to her bed and nothing was
heard of her for some hours. Shortly
after 9 O'Clock Knapp. hearing no sounds
from her room, thought that something
unusual had taken place, and this suspic-
ion was added TO by the fact that short
time previously he had heard noise such
as weuld have been created by a person
tumbling cut of bed. Knocking at the en-
trance of Mrs. Johnson's apartments, and,
receiving no response, he became alarmed
and forced the door, when he saw her ~
ing doubled up on the floor.
Drs. Myers and Smith held an autopsy
last evening by order of Coroner Hopson.
They found that her neck was not brokeE,
but her nose was smashed and there was
other evidence that she had met her death
BY being beaten on the head with club.
The doctors told the coroner that they be-
lieved Mrs. johnson had been murdered.
The coroner accordingly decided to ar
rest the proprietor of the hotel and the
Others who were there in the morning, and
they were taken into custody. The coro-
ner has also evidence that there was a big
fight there early yesterday morning and he
has good reason to believe that Mrs. John
SON was murdered and laid alongside the
bed where she was found. the affair will
be thoroughly investigated. The place is
said to be one of the worst in the city, and
a resort for the lowest people OF both sexes.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-08-02
A Missing Husband.

ST. Louis, July 27.-The absence Of
Henry H. Hess from his home, 2307 Do
dier street, is mystery which his wife
thinks she has solved, though there Is a
bare possibility that she has reached her
conclusion by woman's extravaganza
methods of induction and deduction. He
is missing however, and his wife and
children are left alone. Hess was a sales
man for A. 10th & Sons, sl4 Locust street
On July he sent his wife and children tC
Altenburg, Mo. His wife wrote to him
but received no answer. Then she wrote
to the firm by whom he was employed
and learned that he had gone tC
Kansas City, or rather that ne had said he
was going to that city with Mrs. Roedel
and her daughter Lulu, and that Mrs
Roeder had returned to st. Louis, but no
Hess or her daughter Lulu. His wife had
received postal card from him dated
Kansas City, stating he was going Il
Colorado. She claims to have heard hin
claim that he couldn't live without Lulr
Roeder. His Lulu was tall and slende
and beauty, and his wife called at his
Lulu's mothers house, finding there hi
photo on the wall. She claimed 1t and
got it.
Mrs. Roeder, the mother of Lulu, wa
interviewed by the wife, but the interview
was unsatisfactory. Hess had been keep
ing company with Lulu for over year
He wanted to marry Lulu and went will
her and her mother to Kansas City, to b
married at Mrs. Roeder's parents farm
near Kansas City. Mrs. Roeder did MOI
believe that her daughter had married
Hess, but had not heard from her daugh
thr since she (the mother had left Kan
sas CITY.
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Killed by q Bull.

Fayette, Mo-, July 2.-William j.
Basket, one of the best-known and wealth
lest farmers of Howard County, residing
near Estill Station, died yesterday morn
ing from wounds received Friday from a
vicious bull. While driving up his COWS
Friday evening. Mr.. Basket was attacked
By a shorthorn bull in his pasture, and
was knocked from his horse and gored by
The animal. He was found by some one
passing and taken to his home, and
medical attention summoned, but he died
at o'clock yesterday morning.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-08-02
Feminine Feet i'm Kansas.

Hsrpers Sentinel.
At dance at Harper recently, one
of the bellies of that place stepped on
her partners foot and mashed his toes
so badly that he was obliged to have
two of them amputated. Anthony
Republican.
Yes, we remember this misfortune
very well. 1t twas our toes she stepped
on, but it was a young lady from An
thony who did the damage. She was
visiting here and after the carpenters
had sawed the door out so as to allow
her to get her feet into the ball room,
we stopped down with a hand spike to
lift one of them over the step when
the spike broke and we fell, and be.
fore the crowd could drag US into a
place of safety, one ponderous foot
was placed upon the small of our
back and the other ground the eternal
symmetry out of our shapely Toes.
Some other damage was done by the
big footed belle during the evening,
but | don't remember now what il
was. Oft in the Silly night we swear
like a pirate at the thought of this un'
fortunate accident and wondered how
much territory our feet might have
covered by this time had they moi
met with this back set. Ever since
that night we dance only with the
girls of Harper, whose fairy fee
would leave no tracks even on the
dust covered floor of an Anthony
print shop.
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-"Get outen the rye, you slicktail pos
sum,
You can't ketch coon with apokeberry
blossom p-
Said customer to his druggist, when he
handed him a bottle of iron bitters, in
stead of Browns Iron Tonic-his fsvorite
medicine. Sold by Mertz & Hale.
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My daughter was troubled with Heart
Disease for five years, given up by pnysi-
clans, had sinking spells, constant pain,
great swelling over her heart extending to
left arm, and severe spells of neuralgia,
extending over entire body, doctors could
not help her. DR.. Graves Heart Regula-
tor cured her within three months.-Jas
Tilton, Concord, N. II. 81 per bottle at
druggistA
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A Clear Complexion.

How can you expect clear complexion
when the blood is full of impurities and
the stomach clogged? The blood becomes
impure because the liver does not act
properly and work of the poion from the
system, and the certain results are blotches
pimples and eruptions- Purify the blood
with Simmons Liver Regulator, and regu-
late the liver, stomach and bowels, and
then the skin will become clear.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-08-02
Wool Wool Wool Wool.

Highest price paid for wool at Soda
liza Wooden Mills zee us before you sci
their store is OF the Corner Second and
Usage streets where they have full stock
of groceries and Darrell salt by the car
load also a large stock of home manu-
featured wooden goods at manufactures
prices. 4-12w3m
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Advice To Mothers.

Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup should
always be used for children teething. II
sootbs the child, softens the gums, allsys
all pains, c1res wind collie, and is the best
remedy for diarrhea, Twenty-Five cents Q
bottle. 7-3leod&w1y
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New York World.
Had McGarigle, the escaped Chi
cago boodler, been an Anarchist, his
desire to take q bath would have at
once created suspicion.
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Prompt relief in sick headache, dig
illness, nausea, constipation, pain in the
side, etc, guaranteed to those using Car.
ter's Little Liver Pills. One pill dose.
% cents.
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ministers, lawyers, teachers, and
others whose occupation gives but little
exercise, should use Carriers Little Liver
Pills for torpid liver and billiousness. One
Is a dose,
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Endorsed by Physicians and
Druggists.

Everybody knows the general uses OF
plaster, and that Benson's Capcine Plast-
ers are the best.
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Farmers! Farmers /!

Put up your teams at the new Feed
stable just opened on Second and Kentucky
7-l2w-2m w. A. MCNULTY & Co.
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MARRIAGE Guide
IE4 Pntes

Elegant cloth and gilt binding. Sealed for Sos
in IN ,ney or postage stamps. Over fifty wonder
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increased. Those married or about &c MARI
should read IL: of interest and value to ever.
thinking man and woman Popular eoitioL-
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SJACoRS OIL
For Strains, SpraiHs and Bruises.

For Strains, SpraiRs and Bruises.
John TEEMER, Champion Oarsman
81 have found st. Jacobs Oil of inestinn-
able value"
Mr.. J. C. COPELAND, Edit@ Austra-
AVA han Cyclia, Sydney, n. g. W.
my tricycle. journey Of 100 miles would
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.st jacob: Oil OF c. cures siaSsse cr.np,
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CAPT. PAUL BOYTON, the world
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do not see how could get along with
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MR.. JOHN ROLFE, Champion Biey-
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Amer riding 900 miles against time, St.
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MR.. E. F. PAINTER, London Ath-
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EDWARD HANLAN, Champion Oars
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A LII BASE BALL CLUBS. individ.
"A ually and collectively:
Use St Jacobs Oil for sprains, strains snd
bruises.
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John TEEMER, Champion Oarsman
- of America.
"I have found ST. Jacobs Oil of inestim-
able value"
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A LII ASSOCIATIONS of Field Spori :
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for sprains, strains and bruises.
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Mr.. E. F. PAINTER, London Ath-
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"St. Jacob Oil cured me Of Q spraine6
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EDWARD HANLAN, Champion Oars
~ man.
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Jacobs Oil invaluable"
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MR.. C. COPELAND, Editor Austra-
AVA han Cyclia, Sydney, N. 9. W.
MY tricycle. journey Of 100 miles would
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MR.. JOHN ROLFE, Champion Bicy-
AVA clist, 81 Liverpool St, Sydney, n. 8. w.
After riding 600 miles against time, St.
Jacobs Oil removed all fatigue and pain. p
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MR.. VIM. BEACH, Worlds Champion
AVA Oarsman, Royal Hotel, Ryde.
st. Jacobs Oil cures stihnesA cramps
and muscular pains in training"
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CAPT. PAUL BOYTON, the world
~ renowned Swimmer
do not see how could get along with
out 50. Jacobs Oil"
The Delta independent., 1887-01-25

well recommended by competent au-
thority, they loose no time in adding
1t to their collections. do not he
lieve in altogether ignoring new fruits,
| rs we live in an age of progression,
but would handle sparingly until prov
ell good beyond Il doubt 1t is perhaps
little late to recommend late fall
irrigation of our fruit, but will ven
ture the assertion that in nine cases
out of ten, where the fall has been mn
usually dry, the ground frozen, and the
trees in imminent danger of being fro
zen to death, a good thorough irriga-
tion would save them. Past observa-
tion has taught me that after a dry
autumn the following bloom is full
one. and how often under these circum-
stances the flowers refuse to set, and
little or no fruit is the result. The
cause of this is. the tree or plant has
not enough moisture within, nor cam
not draw it from the dry and exhaus-
ted earth about the roots. and is there
lore unable TO supply the. enormous
demand of food for all growths, requir-
ed by leaf and blossom at the same
time, consequently there is an arrest
of development at Il critical stage, and
tho fruit falls prematurely. 1t is easy
to see how thorough drenchlng about
the roots acts rs IL solvent of fruit food
in tile soil, how greedily the roots
drink this liquid food. and how with
this supply. leaf and fruit cells multi
ply and vigorous frnit and foliage are
secured. Give the trees Il thorough
irrigdting late in the fall and another
in the spring at the period of starting
of leaf and blossom and mark the sur
prising results. w. 5. CoBURN.